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Tafadzwa was a successful student on WildCRU’s Recanati-Kaplan Postgraduate Diploma. When he left us he returned to a post with Painted Dog Research Trust continuing to refine the project he had developed as part of his course requirements. Joining forces with WildCRU affiliate Bob Montgomery from Michigan University, Tadadzwa led a team that ... Read full story

As crudely summarized in the first Intergovernmental Global Assessment on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services (IPBES) report released today, terrestrial ecosystems and their wildlife are suffering from habitat loss and degradation at an unprecedented scale, and the main drivers are land use change and exploitation. We witness this reality as part of our Ethiopian ... Read full story

It’s one thing to document forest loss, to understand its detailed ecological consequences and, even, to predict that in the face of inevitable development it will get worse. But can something useful be done? That was the question that lay behind more than five years of intensive fieldwork, and the collection of thousands of camera-trap ... Read full story

Amazonia rainforest, a mysterious and wonderful land, supports more than half of the worlds’ species of plants and animals and also plays a major role in providing ecosystem services for human and sanctuaries for wildlife. Unfortunately, ongoing deforestation and habitat fragmentation, for social-economic reasons, are threaten these forest dwellers and their livelihood.... Read full story

From the Kingdom of Westeros, we hear about the storms of swords, a clash of kings, and even a dance with dragons. Steering clear of the fantasy and the action, we are left with something obvious: Man-made conflicts that leave the world exposed to larger threats. This calls for a conservation course that equips fearless ... Read full story

When the Warden of Mpem and Djim National Park heard rumours of lions around his park, he decided to investigate. The nearest known lion population is in Faro National Park 300km to the North, and it seemed impossible that these lions could have dispersed across the human-dominated landscapes all the way to Mpem and Djim. ... Read full story